segment fourty

We climbed into the car with Tay and I in the back seat. This
time we weren't silent. Zac turned around and smiled at us after
he realized what had happened.

"So, I guess you didn't need my help after all," he chirped
slyly. I slapped him lightly on the shoulder. Taylor started up
a conversation about how he was so sorry. He just wouldn't stop
apologizing to me. I was relieved that I could finally put this
whole thing behind me!

It was too bad that they would be leaving on Sunday. Just when
things were finally working out with Tay he has to leave! Not
fair. Well, they do have to go home sometime. I mean, they've
probably got a major case of homesickness. I know I would.

Taylor then explained to me why he chose to ignore me, and then
practically all his locked up feelings from the past few days.
After only a few minutes in the car, Zac pipped up with
something we were not expecting.

"Hey guys! I'm hungry!"

We all stared at him in surprise. "You're hungry already? Zac,
we just ate!" Ike exclaimed.

Zac shrugged. "So, I'm hungry again."

Taylor sighed. "Okay, where are we going now?"

"Dairy Queen!" I shouted when the restraunt came into view at
that moment.

"Yea! Let's go to DQ!" Zac shouted and waved his hands in the
air. Isaac pulled the car over and parked in a spot smack in
front of Dairy Queen. Zac and I both hopped out and raced
inside. Okay, so I was a tad bit hungry as well.

Taylor watched in horror as Zac ordered a chocolate cone dipped in
chocolate, the largest chocolate chip and M&M cookie that they
had, an oreo blizzard, and a large Dr. Pepper.

"Okay Squirt, you're paying for your own snack," Ike said and
ordered a vanilla shake.

I searched the tubs of ice cream and tried to decide on
what I wanted. Finally, I picked out a simple mint chocolate
chip cone and stepped aside to let Taylor get something.

"Umm... umm... I don't think I want anything right now," he
said and stepped back.

"Oh, come on Tay. Don't be a party pooper. The last time we had
desert together was at the rollarblading rink. That was a
century ago!"

Zac looked interested. "Now that was something I never
heard about." Taylor laughed.

"Gee, I wonder how you figured that out!" Then he turned to the
Dairy Queen employee. "I'll just have a starberry cone."

"Will that be all?" The employee asked us. I looked at the name
tag pinned to his shirt.

"Uh, yea... Joe," I said to him. Joe punched a bunch of buttons
on the cash register and then said, "That will be $17.50,
please."

Zac choked on the Dr. Pepper. "Seventeen dollars and fifty
cents! Ah man, I'm broke," he said and pulled a few bucks from
his pocket.

I leaned over to whisper into Tay's ear. "Ah, he's so sweet
paying for all of us instead of just himself." Taylor giggled.

"I heard that and no, I am not! Ike is paying for you."

We all laughed and carried our stuff out to the car after
paying. A few minutes later, Zac had already consumed the entire
meal he had bought. "Holy cow, Zac! Stop being a pig. I'm not
even halfway through yet," I told him.

I hurried to finish my ice cream as we drove on. It takes about
fourty-five minutes to get from Roanoke back to Blacksburg and
only ten minutes had passed by so far. As we eventually neared
Christiansburg, I had finally devoured every last bit of my mint
chocolate chip cone. Taylor inhaled his faster than I did and it
was the same thing for Ike. I guess I'm just a slow eater.

To help pass time, I ordered Zac to flip the radio to K92 for
some good music.

"And next by request is 'I Will Come To You,' by Hanson. In
case you don't know, Hanson is that wonderful trio from Tulsa of
three teenage boys.. wait a minute, aren't they girls? Anyways,
here's the song..."

"How rude," I stated and stared at the radio. "I hate it when
they do that!"

"Don't worry, we aren't offended. That idiot's just jealous of
are cutie-patootie looks," Zac announced and pretended to fluff
his hair.

That made us all burst into laughter.

"So, Taylor, have you and Jennifer gotten back together?" Ike
asked us from the driver's seat.

Taylor looked surprised at the question. I guess he wasn't
expecting it. "Well, not exactly. You see, we both agreed that
it would be better for both of us if we were just friends... for
now at least. But we're back to normal now," he added and put
his arm around me. I blushed and put mine around his.

"What are you gonna do about Nancy?" Zac asked and slipped on a
pair of sunglasses.

Taylor shook his head. "What's the big deal about Nancy? Why is
everyone asking about her?"

"Well, you did go out with her, didn't you?"

This time he sighed. "Look, we're just friends, okay. That
wasn't a date, just a friendly hangout. All we did was
shop downtown."

Yes! I knew I had been right about that all along! "But does
Nancy know it's nothing serious?" Ike interupted my thoughts.

"Best just leave it alone. She'll never notice," Isaac said and
continued driving.

"Well, I hope that works."

"No sweat, Tay!"

"Okay, guys! Let's get a move on and hurry up. I wanna get home
soon! Tommorow's your last day and I want to be able to stay
awake for it!" I yelled and heard Isaac speed up the car. I
relaxed my head against the back of the seat as Zac rolled down
the hood for a good burst of February wind.